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Cities with the Most Blacks in America

Interesting Facts -he New York City Metropolitan area represents the largest Black population in the Country. African Americans have a rich history in this region even before the civil war. New York City Proper has more than 2.5 million African Americans.

The largest most concentrated Black population in America consists of more than 900,000 African Americans living in a 4 mile square area in the New York Borough of Brooklyn. Harlem, located at the north end of Manhattan is still the most dense (people per square mile) Black community in the nation. Harlem has been regarded as the symbolic capital Black AmericaIn the early 1900s, particularly in the 1920s, African-American literature, art, music, dance, and social commentary began to flourish in Harlem. This African-American cultural movement became known as “The New Negro Movement” and later as the Harlem Renaissance. More than a literary movement, the Harlem Renaissance exalted the unique culture of African-Americans and redefined African-American expression. African-Americans were encouraged to celebrate their heritage. Harlem was the center of a blossoming of black culture and became known as the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was a time of artistic, educational, and overall cultural production. Brooklyn is a cultural giant in Black America. In much of southeast Queens such as Cambria Heights, Hollis, Laurelton, and Saint Albans, is an area of middle-class neat detached houses with manicured lawns. Blacks in Queens have a higher median income than Whites.

Interesting Facts- Rated as the city where Blacks are doing the best economically. With its well-established religious and educational institutions, notably Spelman and Morehouse, which are ranked first and third, respectively, by US News among the nation’s historically black colleges, the area has arguably the strongest infrastructure for African-American advancement in the country. The superlatives extend well beyond glamour to the basics of everyday life. Some 46.9% the metro area’s black population owned their own homes as of 2013, well above the 38% major metro average for African-Americans. Atlanta’s African-Americans have a median household income of $41,800, also considerably above the major metro average, while their rate of self-employment, 17.1%, is second only to New Orleans.

Interesting facts – Nicknamed the “Heart of Black America” Chicagos was founded by a Black man in 1779, and is largest city in America with a Black plurality. Today, comprising well over a third of the city, Chicago’s black population historically has had the country’s second largest in overall numbers, after New York City. However, blacks make up a larger percentage of Chicago than they do of New York City. The large South Side is the cultural center of Chicago’s black community. The South Side along with the adjoining south suburbs constitutes the largest single Black region in the entire country, and boasts the country’s greatest concentration of black-owned businesses. Today Chicago boasts miles and miles of black middle class neighborhoods. Major black businesses and leaders – many of them friends and supporters of Obama -still thrive in the city. They include Loop Capital founder James Reynolds and Johnson Publishing Company CEO Desiree Rogers. Chicago is home to many famous influential Black people like Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Louis Farrakhan,Kanye West, MrT, Jennifer Hudson, John Johnson, Carol Moseley Braun, and Jessie Jackson,

4. Washington D.C 1.6 million

Interesting Facts – Washington became the first city to have a majority African-American population and the population of the city exceeded 800,000. The District was long an attractive destination for African-Americans leaving the South, as it was both nearby and a bastion of tolerance and progressivism in race relations. It was the home of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the first of the formerly-segregated U.S. cities to integrate its public schools in 1954. D.C. is also home to Howard University in Shaw, one of the nation’s most important historically black colleges. At one point, D.C. had the highest number of black residents of any U.S. city after New York City and had the highest percentage of black residents of any U.S. city, earning it the nickname “Chocolate City”. U Street in Shaw was known as Black Broadway due to its theatres and black performers. DC is also home to BET. DC has had a Black mayor since 1967 almost 50 years. The persisting influence of African-American culture upon D.C.’s identity is obvious in the popular consciousness, the city government, local sports, popular culture, and, above all, the local intellectual and philosophical movements. DC is home to famous Influential Blacks such as Claude Anderson, Neely Fuller, Francis Cress Welsing, Duke Ellington, David Chappelle, Robert Johnson, Cathy Hughes, Donahue Peebles

5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia 1.5 million

Interesting Facts- The Black American population in Philadelphia is the third-largest in the country, after New York City and Chicago. Historically, West Philadelphia and North Philadelphia were largely black neighborhoods, but many are leaving these areas in favor of the Northeast and Southwest sections of Philadelphia. There is a higher proportion of Muslims in the Black American population than most cities in America. West Philadelphia also has significant Caribbean and African immigrant populations. Philadelphia is home to famous Blacks like Will Smith, Bill Cosby, Eve, Umar Johnson, etc

6. Miami, Florida 1.5 million

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7. Los Angeles 1.3 million

Interesting Facts – Los Angeles is home to the richest Black Neighborhood in America.

Los Angeles is home to famous Black people like Magic Johnson, Dr.Dre, Janice Bryant Howroyd, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube,

8. Houston 1.2 million

Interesting Facts – It is the fourth largest city in America, Houston boasts a large Black middle class, and a solid economy, it is also one of the most affordable cities in the nation. Phrases like “the new Black Mecca” and “the next Atlanta” have been used as if Houston is currently the best kept secret in Black America. Meanwhile, Houston has Texas Southern in the heart of the Third Ward (still the hub of inner-city African-American culture with things like Emancipation Park, TSU, Riverside, Project Row Houses, S.H.A.P.E, numerous mega-churches and the growing Almeda Rd. corridor) and Prairie View ATM just up the road off of US 290. Houston has been ranked as the best 3rd best city to start a Black Owned Business.Houston had the lowest rate of Black infantdeaths and a relatively low percentage of children living in single-parenthouseholds (typically without fathers).Houston currently has a Black mayor and has had two in total. The largest non Black Majority city to do so. The good thing about this city is when other cities were abandoning affirmative action Houstonians went to the polls and supported it. Millions of dollars have gone to African-American firms here because of
affirmative action.” Houston is also home to CAMAC Energy the Second largest Black Owned Energy Company in America and it is also home the City that does the most trade with the African Continent at $20 billion. Ranked as Second best city for Black Entrepreneurs.

Houston is home to home to famous Black people like Beyonce, Phylliscia Rashad, Kase Lawal

9. Detroit 1.1 million

Interesting Facts – The City of Detroit has the highest Percentage of Blacks of any U.S City. Detroit is home to Famous Blacks like Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, and Berry Gordy

10. Dallas 1.1 million

More African-American people than ever are moving to Dallas – but not without apprehension. Many claim Dallas is not as progressive as other popular African American cities, but it is swiftly growing into a professional African American magnet due to massive opportunity and low cost of living. Dallas has a large and growing Black middle-class. This is evident by the number of young Black families now enjoying home ownership in the area. Much of the Black population is educated and highly skilled. Although Dallas is not known for its Black entrepreneurship there are several thousand Black owned business and hundreds of top African American executives. Dallas is home to famous Blacks such as Erykah Badu, TD Jakes, and Michael Johnson